Sep 28, 2003

Going over my
referer logs, I’ve noticed that a significant percentage
of vistors to this page are looking for information on DIY speaker stands.
As a public service, I’m going to list some of the DIY speaker stand designs
I’ve come across during my travels around the internet (thanks to
Studio Central
for some of these links):

Andrew Schmidt (an acquaintance of mine from jobs past)
has hooked up with Steve Haas at
SH! Acoustics, specializing in
commercial and high-end residential audio systems. I’m trying to convince Andrew
to give a presentation at a local Boston audio society meeting because they appear
to be working with some very innovative technologies.

Yet another intersection of noise and politics:
The ACLU believes that a Michigan city’s noise limits
may
threaten freedoms.

A reader on the Quiet-List
asks an interesting question (posted with permission):

As the subject of barking dogs has surfaced, I put a question that has
puzzled me for years on end. On more than one occasion, I lived within
earshot of constantly barking dogs. I marveled how a dog could bark
continuously for over 12 hours, in some instances, without developing
vocal chord fatigue or loss of intensity in its bark. Indeed, their
unwanted serenade can go on for weeks, even months on end with no
diminution or decline in voice. This is remarkable.

Imagine a human yelling at the top of his lungs for even five hours
or more. He would be hoarse for days following and even risk damaging
his vocal chords permanently. How do dogs accomplish non-stop barking?